Mohave County issued the following announcement on Dec. 30.
The Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff has been notified of 465 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported since Monday noon. There are also 3 new deaths reported.
Of the 3 deaths, one is a 60-69 person in the Bullhead City service area.
The final two deaths are both 60-69 and from the Kingman service area. ALL 465 new confirmed positive cases remain under investigation. Of the 465 new confirmed cases, there are 203 confirmed cases in the Bullhead City service area. There are 132 new confirmed cases in the Kingman service area. There are 107 new confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City service area. There are 14 new confirmed cases in the North County service area. There are 9 new confirmed cases in an Undetermined or Unknown area of the county.
Of the 203 new confirmed cases in the Bullhead City area, thirteen are 0-10; seventeen are 11- 19; thirty four are 20-29; forty two are 30-39; twenty seven are 40-49; nineteen are 50-59; thirty are 60-69; nineteen are 70-79; two are 80-89. Of the 132 new confirmed cases in the Kingman area, eight are 0-10; nine are 11-19; nineteen are 20-29; nineteen are 30-39; eighteen are 40-49; twenty one are 50-59; twenty are 60-69; fifteen are 70-79; three are 80-89. Of the 107 new confirmed cases in the Lake Havasu City area, four are 0-10; seven are 11-19; eleven are 20-29; twelve are 30-39; six are 40-49; twenty three are 50-59; twenty two are 60-69; fifteen are 70-79; six are 80-89; one is 90+.
Of the 14 new confirmed cases in the North County area of the county, two are 20-29; one is 30- 39; two are 40-49; one is 50-59; three are 60-69; two are 70-79; three are 80-89. Of the 9 new confirmed cases in an Unknown/Undermined area of the county, four are 30-39; two are 60-69; two are 70-79; one is 80-89.
TOTAL POSITIVE CASES SINCE 1ST CASE REPORTED –-----35,281
TOTAL RECOVERED THUS FAR: 29,207
AVERAGE AGE OF CASES SINCE CASE #1: 45.4
AVERAGE AGE OF DEATHS SINCE FIRST DEATH: 72.2
The Omicrom variant has been identified in several Arizona counties; however, the MCDPH has not been notified of any Omicrom cases in Mohave County. Meanwhile, CDC scientists are working with partners to gather data and virus samples that can be studied to answer important questions about the Omicron variant as the variant spreads in the U.S. and other parts of the world. Scientific experiments have already started.
CDC will provide updates as soon as possible. In the United States, CDC uses genomic surveillance to track variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 to more quickly identify and act upon these findings to best protect the public’s health. CDC established multiple ways to connect and share genomic sequence data being produced by CDC, public health laboratories, and commercial diagnostic laboratories within publicly accessible databases maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Informationexternal icon (NCBI) and the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Dataexternal icon (GISAID). CDC reports that if a variant is circulating at 0.1% frequency, there is a 99% chance that it will be detected in CDC’s national genomic surveillance. CDC has been using genomic surveillance throughout the course of the pandemic to track variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and inform public health practice. The Omicron variant likely will spread more easily than the original SARSCoV-2 virus and how easily Omicron spreads compared to Delta remains unknown. CDC expects that anyone with Omicron infection can spread the virus to others, even if they are vaccinated or don’t have symptoms. More data are needed to know if Omicron infections, and especially reinfections and breakthrough infections in people who are fully vaccinated, cause more severe illness or death than infection with other variants. The CDC says Vaccines remain the best public health measure to protect people from COVID-19, slow transmission, and reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging.
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